Sunday, May 28, 2006

BP Blackout

Work yesterday was crazy!!!
Our dishwasher stopped working, so we eventually ran out of clean cutlery. The kitchen staff had to start washing some in the sinks by hand. Finally, they fixed it, and it was working again. But then, BP went dark, and we lost all our power. Nothing worked, not even the pop machines. It was crazy. Any food in the ovens stopped, and we were crippled. I was training the new guy Phil, and he had a good first day! By some miracle, one of the computers stayed on long enough for most of us to find out bill totals (although bills could not be printed). Thankfully, everything went okay for me. Some servers didn’t get their totals on time (the computer shut off), and had to do it manually. The restaurant was full by the way. Even the movie theatre lost power, it was the whole plaza. Soon the restaurant was empty, and about an hour later the power came back on. It was a great experience, and kinda fun to be working in the dark (thankfully we had a few emergency lights on).
Fun times yesterday!
Today I got down and dirty in the backyard gardens. I think I turned the soil about a thousand times, it was a great workout. We had a big BBQ for dinner, very rewarding.
Tomorrow its school again!
Oh, and don’t forget that my BDAY is Saturday June the 10th, you all have to come with me for dinner at Cantina Mexican!